Comprehensive network wizard, magic emperor.

Chapter 10 Men's Wardrobe

The airtight door leading to the second floor of the factory opened, revealing a dim corridor entrance with only a red alarm light on.

After Lin Bo cleaned the factory's main entrance and the first floor, his spell power had been depleted. He didn't rush upstairs, but instead found a relatively clean spot to sit cross-legged and meditate until his spirit and energy were fully restored. Only then did he ascend the stairs.

On the second floor of the factory, the robots here took advantage of the favorable terrain, used machine tools and cargo boxes as cover, and built simple and effective fortifications.

A new enemy is added to the extremely difficult level, an orange-painted guard with a flamethrower that shoots out long strips of scorching flames that can cause serious damage if touched.

Fortunately, as a novice copy, it is somewhat merciful. The most threatening flamethrower guards are high-level paraplegics with only the upper body, unable to move or turn. The only thing they can do is to activate the flamethrower when the player enters the shooting range.

The second floor is guarded only by a single flamethrower.

However, its location is quite particular. It is huddled at the entrance of the fortification. When the player wants to bypass the melee guards and deal with the two long-range shooters standing behind the bunker first, if he rushes into the gap recklessly, he will be hit head-on by the high-temperature flames.

Lin Bo didn't care, he could fly. If he couldn't break through the Maginot Line, he could just go around it.

Before even reaching the second floor, the distinctive, stiff footsteps of the mechanical guards reached my ears, as did the synthesized whispers they made while patrolling. The robot's intelligent core would judge the environment and perform various preset behaviors.

A figure in a windbreaker walked up the stairs, and his boots made crisp sounds as they hit the iron steps.

The patrolling mechanical guard stopped and looked in the direction of the sound.

The masked wizard slowly appeared at the stairs.

To be precise, he had just stretched his upper body out when the shooter on high immediately locked onto the target and opened fire. The metal projectiles shot towards him at a rapid speed.

Lin Bo saw the two shooters' eyes flash red as they raised their gun barrels, and he quickly squatted to avoid them. The bullets collided with the railing beside him and ricocheted, cutting out clusters of dazzling sparks.

The suppressive fire lasted for more than ten seconds before ceasing. The stairwell was completely dark. Patrol guards approached in formation, the sharp blades of their longhandled swords pointed at the shadows. If they spotted an enemy, they would attack together and smash them into the mud.

"(Word Spirit) Bronze Moon."

A long, gray-black figure shot out from the stairwell. The mechanical guards hurriedly raised their swords to strike, but they couldn't catch up. The figure had passed over their heads in an instant. The gleaming white blades only cut through the air currents caused by the black figure's high-speed flight.

Lin Bo made tiny and continuous maneuvers in the air, avoiding the trajectory of the electromagnetic gun with the smallest moving distance, like a lightning arc spreading and refracting in the clouds.

He had to fight quickly because a Level 2 mage's total mana was limited and he couldn't withstand a war of attrition. A high-intensity mantra bending spell would exhaust his mental strength in just two minutes.

The red-painted shooter looked up at the enemy attacking from the air, fine-tuning the shooting angle again and again, and kept pulling the trigger, but he could not stop the opponent's fierce attack.

After passing each other, Lin Bo was already standing behind the archer when he landed. He raised his hand and grabbed backwards, then pulled out the short spear from the wreckage of the mechanical guard that had not yet fallen.

After dealing with the two shooters, seven armed guards swarmed over. They were in neat formation and had strict rules, looking like a solid collective.

Lin Bo had a plan before going upstairs. He knew that he was facing a formation of seven armed guards alone, and it was impossible for him to dodge the seven long swords at the same time. Even if he fought hard, he would not be able to avoid injury even if he tried his best.

After all, he was just a beginner in the Frost Sky Style, and his combat experience was still too shallow. He did not have the confidence to make a series of completely reasonable moves in a split second in a high-intensity one-on-many game.

The correct approach to solving the problem should be to divide the enemy and defeat them, creating a local military advantage. This is a universal principle that applies throughout history and throughout the world.

He glanced around and locked onto the flamethrower guard lying in the corner. He immediately flew over, lifted it up from behind, and faced the surrounding melee guards.

The flamethrower guard detected the enemy and pulled the trigger, and a raging tongue of fire spread forward.

Adhesive fuel will continue to burn for a while when it comes into contact with the surface of an object. Although the mechanical guard has a certain degree of fire resistance, the sensor elements on its head are attached to the flames, causing it to lose its vision and fly around like a headless fly.

"You did a great job in hitting your allies." Lin Bo looked at the seven guards running around and their formation was scattered, so he patted the flamethrower robot's shoulder happily.

"Beep--" The flamethrower robot made a series of rapid prompt sounds, as if it was humiliated.

"But you are useless now." The ruthless enemy destroyed the bridge after crossing it and pierced its back neck with a spear.

With a woosh, the flamethrower guards the camera.

Half a minute later. [Dungeon clear conditions met, rewards being calculated]

[Rewards for this dungeon: 100 Disaster Coins, 500 General Experience, Mechanic's Boxer Briefs (Gray), Guardian's Left Arm Armor (White)]

"Huh——" Lin Bo took off his mask and wiped the sweat off his face. It wasn't because he was tired, but because he was hot. The flamethrower was indeed one of the most inhumane weapons in war. It even burned the mechanical guards.

Two pieces of equipment were dropped this time, and Lin Bo's stereotype of this dungeon being a clothing store is deepening...

He found some ropes and dragged the mechanical wreckage he had harvested back to the lighthouse. It was all steaming hot and scalding.

[Network Tip: The "Desperate Situation" and "Purgatory" difficulty levels in the Abandoned Ancient Machinery Factory dungeon have been unlocked. Please see the invitation letter for details.]

Lin Bo didn't have time to check the difficulty of the newly unlocked level and went straight to the friend channel.

[Lighthouse Guest]: Come, I received the goods.
[Picking up trash makes me happy]: Okay, okay... Wow, so many, did you challenge the extremely difficult level alone?

[Lighthouse Visitor]: A Hard Fight

[Picking up trash makes me happy]: I don't believe you, I'm afraid it's not a tough fight... Hey! Why is it so hot! I touched my hands and they're blistered!

[Lighthouse Guest]: Sorry, I just moved out of the dungeon, it’s still warm.

[Picking up trash makes me happy]: Honestly, do you think I'm a waste recycling station? You guy (angry) (angry)

[Lighthouse Guest]: Yes, but I won’t charge you any money.

[Picking up trash]: Ahem, but then again, I actually run a scrap yard. You're really good at judging people, bro.
Lin Bo checked the new equipment in his backpack. The mechanic's boxer briefs were made of pure cotton, with a gear pattern printed on the right leg. He tried them on and found that the texture was quite good and more comfortable than his original pair.

"Brush a few more in the future so you can wash them."

Guardian Left Arm Armor (White)

Type: Engineering product
Weight: 1.9 kg
Equipment effect: Slightly improves hand stability
Description: Designers used lightweight alloy materials to create the shell of the mechanical guard. It is sought after for its excellent aesthetic design. Ancient mechanics claimed that wearing the guard arm armor could make their hands more stable and accurate. In fact, they just wanted to look good in photos.

This arm armor extends from the wrist to the shoulder, covering the entire arm. The lines of the armor plates are smooth, giving people a unique sense of cold muscle with mechanical aesthetics. There is a buffer layer under the armor plates, which can withstand some blunt impacts. The overall protective performance is surprising.

Lin Bo wore it on the outside of his windbreaker, covering his long sleeves, and after a little movement he found that the joints were very flexible.

When the arm is still, the mechanism at the joint will automatically lock, and the fixed structure formed will support the arm like plaster, which can indeed slightly improve the stability of the hand and facilitate precise operations.

"Pretty good." He looked at his new look in the mirror. The description was right. The guard arm armor looked very suitable for taking pictures.

In addition, there are the guard's right arm armor and the guard's breastplate. Although these three pieces of white equipment do not have a set effect, they can be combined together, and they will look more beautiful.

The risk was much less than Lin Bo had anticipated, and the payoff was positive. His total Disaster Coins now stood at 206, a reassuring figure. His Career Experience points had reached (1175/1350), meaning he could level up tomorrow.

The way the network calculates levels is based on actual experience points. In other words, if his experience bar is full, it will automatically be calculated as the next level, so there is no such thing as deliberately blocking the level. By tomorrow, the dungeon rewards will begin to decline sharply.

"Well, should I challenge the difficulty of Purgatory to maximize the benefits?" Lin Bo wanted to make a big profit before he was punished by the level.

The income of the Purgatory-level [Mechanical Factory] is 180 comprehensive network disaster coins, 900 general experience, gray quality equipment, white quality equipment (high probability), blue quality equipment (low probability), and knowledge fragments (low probability).

Starting from the Desperate difficulty level, the third floor of the factory is opened and an elite enemy is placed, while the Purgatory difficulty level has two elite enemies and the field trap effect is increased.

"These two elites are a standard duo, one fat and one thin. One is a defensive type, and the other is a fast-attack type. Their weaknesses are also protected. They are definitely tough fodder."

Lin Bo pondered silently, then turned his gaze to the happy friends in the dungeon chat channel.

"How about we form a team and go to the dungeon together tomorrow?"

(End of this chapter)